Dealing with a Wild Caught....

[TampaCrocHunter]

Alright heres the story, my friend was talking to about sankes in one of his clases and mentioned he wanted a bp. The chick said she has three that shes selling. By the way, the kid that was doing the talking didnt know to ask the usual questions like if its wild caught or captive bred. To make a long story short we ended up going to this girls house who has animal licenses out the ying yang, lions, tigers,emus and three 15+ft burms and my friend ended up buying a ball. I myself have a baby ball and a columbian redtail, so i kind of knew what to look for in the snakes. he was about to get a very cool looking ball with very high yellow marks, but i inspected it and found two ticks on it. I made him get another one. He has had it for about 5 days now and we fed its first meal today. I want to know if there is a possibility of it having anything wrong with it, and also what are some norma procedures to carry out when dealing with wc's. I kinda want to go back and pick up the other snake but im skeptical and dont really feel like have a big vet bill to get it treated. Please drop some knowledge on me.
Ryan

[led4urhead]

First of all .. welcome to the site! We're glad to have ya around

The first thing i would suggest with any new addition to a collection, esp if you suspect wc, is make your self a vet appt. Take along a fecal sample with you so the vet can check for any internal parasites. This is very important as many ( if not all ) imports carry some sort of parasite. Keep the snake quarantined from any other reptiles in the house for at least 90 days, and make sure to keep an eye out for mites. Make sure to provide fresh water daily and keep him hydrated. A good number of imports come in majoryl dehydrated.

[sophie42204]

If you've already seen ticks on one of her animals I would highly recommend taking it to the Vet ASAP as Carson mentioned. Doesn't sound like she took very good care of them. If you do pick up the other one you must quarantine it for the sake of the health of the one you already have AND you will need to take that one to the Vet as well. If parasites aren't treated they can and will kill your snake.

[TampaCrocHunter]

The kid that has the snake doesnt have any other snakes in the house or reptiles for that matter so hes okay there. What does a vet big normally run to get the check up or whatever needs to be done. Also is there any kind of treatments that can be picked up at a local pet store that help treat parasites.

[Smulkin]

Definitely hit the vet - they'll want a stool sample to check for parasites - not really any other viabe route for you to take for getting the necessary meds to clear it out if the snake should have em. Mites you'll want to look out for too - use the quarantine until you're positive no less than 30 days in any case 60 more reliable. And of course welcome to the site.